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Due to the distributed, long rail systems, electrified monorail systems (EMS) are predestined to utilize the lower material requirements and the advantage in voltage drop of DC power distribution systems. At the Daimler plant in Sindelfingen, an EMS with a total of five vehicles has been converted to DC for the project. Each vehicle contains three motors that are controlled via inverters. Five drive manufacturers have each equipped one vehicle - both with control cabinet devices and with DC/AC converters without control cabinets.